BOLT MAKES GAMES HISTORY
LITTLE PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT FOR JAMAICANS, WHILE BRITS BATTLE TO FIFTH
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4X100M RELAY
MOMENTS after Jamaica successfully defended their sprint relay title in 37.27, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake and Nickel Ashmeade were asked how much they’d practised. “Usain, maybe once,” Powell grinned. “The rest of us, maybe twice.”
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Other teams cannot afford to be so relaxed. Japan, for example, were rewarded for holding regular squad sessions since March with a silver medal and Asian record of 37.60.
Similarly, Great Britain fought hard from an awkward lane one draw to get into the mix and the quartet of Richard Kilty, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, James Ellington and Adam Gemili wound up fifth in 37.98.